Listening to and watching ANZAC and other commemorative services makes me realise just how much Australia of 2026 is being let down by the government.

Government is welcoming the ISIS brides and their offspring – all of whose ideas in life would be well and truly formulated by now – with open arms, while budgeting hundreds of millions (in the recent budget) to pursue the notion of war crimes against our own committed overseas troops.

Government priorities and the desire to retain seats in significant Muslim-occupied areas within Australia, and especially in Western Sydney, turns key seat holders into carping and acquiescing local members. This causes their wider roles as government ministers or prominent frontbenchers to appear compromised.

If involved in a game of ‘The Weakest Link’ by Cornelia Francis, the Government would be relying on contrivance to avoid relegation. As it is, I would willingly say ‘goodbye’ to the Albanese Government.